"USS Utah: The Forgotten (Drone) Battleship Sunk..." Topic

… at Pearl Harbor.

"Key Point: Utah was the oldest battleship to serve in World War II, but not the oldest to serve as a battleship, an honor which goes to USS Arkansas. Her presence at Pearl Harbor is often forgotten because she had ceased to serve as a battleship at the time of the attack. However, her contribution to the preparedness of the Pacific Fleet was every bit as important as that of the other battleships of the line, and her sacrifice should be noted.

Back in July, the United States almost went to war over the downing of a drone along the Iranian border. This is not, strangely enough, the first time that an attack against the United States began with violence against a drone. On December 7, 1941, one of the first attacks conducted by Japanese aircraft was launched against the former battleship USS Utah, a radio-controlled target ship. Today, USS Utah remains at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, a memorial to those lost in the surprise attack…."
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Armand

What an interesting find. I had no idea there was any way to view the wreck other than on a boat trip. Always has been on my wish list to get to PH.

They keep saying oldest battleship to see service in WWII. I guess true if only talking about Dreadnoughts, but Schliesen and Schleswig Holstein esp saw active service with KM.

@ deadhead

The last battleship to fire her main battery in anger must have been one of those German pre-dreads.